April 07, 2020

Two schoolkids sue Google for collecting biometrics

The suit is about biometrics and children's privacy in Google's education apps, which are suddenly, wildly popular now due to COVID-19.

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February 25, 2020

Google denies illegally slurping data off free student Chromebooks

Nonsense! says Google in response to a lawsuit filed by New Mexico's AG, which accuses Google of violating COPPA's child privacy laws.

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February 05, 2020

Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox

It's revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy.

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January 13, 2020

Lawmakers look to spread COPPA out to cover kids up to 16

If that bill passes, you can say bye-bye to YouTube, says one content creator.

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January 08, 2020

YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable

The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation - even though they don't collect, receive, nor have access to kids' data.

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December 11, 2019

FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk

Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again.

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December 10, 2019

TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed

The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it's dirt cheap.

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December 06, 2019

US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy

Collecting children's data without their guardians' consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine.

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September 06, 2019

YouTube fined $170m for covertly tracking kids online

YouTube can't track kids online anymore without their parents' permission, says the FTC, as it fined the Google-subsidiary $170m.

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